How far apart are Tulsa and Oklahoma City?

106 miles / 171 km driving98 miles / 157 km flying

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How far apart are Tulsa and Oklahoma City?


Map of distance from Tulsa, OK to Oklahoma City, OK

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Distance from Tulsa, OK to Oklahoma City, OK

The total driving distance from Tulsa, OK to Oklahoma City, OK is 106 miles or 171 kilometers.

The total straight line flight distance from Tulsa, OK to Oklahoma City, OK is 98 miles.

This is equivalent to 157 kilometers or 85 nautical miles.

Your trip begins in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It ends in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Your flight direction from Tulsa, OK to Oklahoma City, OK is Southwest (-119 degrees from North).

The distance calculator helps you figure out how far it is to get from Tulsa, OK to Oklahoma City, OK. It does this by computing the straight line flying distance ("as the crow flies") and the driving distance if the route is drivable. It uses all this data to compute the total travel mileage.




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Driving non-stop from Tulsa to Oklahoma City

How far is Oklahoma City from Tulsa? Here's the quick answer if you drive this relatively short distance without making any stops.

Nonstop drive: 106 miles or 171 km

Driving time: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Even though you can drive this distance straight through, it might be more interesting to stop along the way. You can scroll down to calculate how many hours it would take if you drive with stops.



Flying non-stop from Tulsa to Oklahoma City

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Tulsa, Oklahoma and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.

Flight distance: 98 miles or 157 km

Flight time: 42 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 8 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.1x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/2th of the time it would take to drive.

This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takes into account all these factors to get a more accurate estimate of your actual flight time.




Tulsa to Oklahoma City road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Oklahoma City, and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Road trip: 1 day of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 2 hours on the road


Itinerary

Start in Tulsa.

Drive for about 51 minutes, then stop in Stroud and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 27 minutes then stop in Wellston (Oklahoma) and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 44 minutes then stop at Boathouse District and stay for 1 hour.

Finally, drive for about 5 minutes and arrive in Oklahoma City.


To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:


Tulsa to Oklahoma City airports and flights

In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a private plane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city. But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline (whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really need to account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport, waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.

To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we've put together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventually you'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airports and flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected to give you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.

Departure airport: Tulsa International Airport (TUL)

Arrival airport: Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)

With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to and from the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.

Getting to the airport: 20 minutes

Getting to your destination: 21 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an example flight from TUL to OKC and figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, and time to taxi on the runway.

Commercial flight time: 42 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Tulsa to Oklahoma City including time spent getting to/from the airports, an estimated wait time of 2 hours at the airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, and the actual flight itself.

Total travel time: 3 hours


To see the details on this flight plan, including recommended airports, airline, and route, check out the flight planner:



How far is it the other way?

The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from Oklahoma City to Tulsa, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Tulsa, don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Tulsa!

How long is Tulsa, OK to Oklahoma City?

The quickest way to get from Oklahoma City to Tulsa is by driving. It's a fairly short ride of 106 miles (170 kilometers). This route takes about one hour, 45 minutes. From Oklahoma City, just follow Interstate 44 east, also known as the Turner Turnpike.

How far apart is Tulsa and Oklahoma City in plane?

Distance between Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) and Tulsa, OK (TUL) Flight distance from Oklahoma City to Tulsa (Will Rogers World Airport – Tulsa International Airport) is 111 miles / 179 kilometers / 97 nautical miles. Estimated flight time is 42 minutes.

What city is bigger Oklahoma City or Tulsa?

The newest census shed some light on the number of people moving to the Sooner State. Tulsa was listed at 47th with a population of 412,458. Oklahoma City ranked 20th with around 687,700 people. The data is from 2021 but it's the latest numbers available on the city's population.

What is between Oklahoma City and Tulsa?

Best stops along Tulsa to Oklahoma City drive. The top stops along the way from Tulsa to Oklahoma City (with short detours) are Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, Bricktown, and Gilcrease Museum. Other popular stops include Riverwind Casino, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, and Oklahoma Aquarium.